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Leveraged Finance Recruiters
We map 1,000+ leveraged finance lawyers so clients reach the right hire, not just an available one.
Inside the Leveraged Finance market.
Our proprietary Titan Crawler AI maps the relevant field first; experienced consultants qualify it by hand. The figures describe the talent market we cover.
- 1,000+
- lawyers with leveraged finance experience
Leveraged finance is one of the most technically demanding corners of the legal market — a discipline where counsel must navigate complex debt structures, covenant packages and intercreditor dynamics under acute deal pressure. The lawyers who excel here are a distinct cohort: they understand not just the law but the credit logic that drives transactions, and they command a premium in any market cycle.
Sartori & Partners has mapped more than 1,000 lawyers with meaningful leveraged finance experience across private credit, high-yield bonds, leveraged buyout financing and restructuring-adjacent mandates. That market intelligence lets us move with precision rather than volume, surfacing candidates whose deal sheets are genuinely comparable to the role at hand.
Whether a team needs a mid-level associate who can run a facilities agreement independently or a senior hire with cross-border sponsor relationships, we identify and approach the right people — including those who are not actively looking but are open to the right conversation.
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Law-firm and corporate mandates alike — from a confidential lateral partner move to a first general counsel — each run on the same evidence-led method.
Lateral Partner & Practice-Group Moves
Confidential lateral partners and practice-group lift-outs, assessed on portable business, conflicts and platform fit.
Explore this search 02In-House & General Counsel
GC, deputy GC and senior counsel for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Explore this search 03Associate & Counsel Recruiting
Mid-level and senior associates and counsel, matched on practice depth and trajectory, not keywords.
Explore this search 04Compliance & Regulatory Leadership
Chief compliance officers and regulatory leaders for the most heavily supervised practices.
Explore this searchBoth sides of the search.
For law firms
Lateral partners, practice groups and associates — a shortlist drawn from the full field of a practice, not a rented database.
Learn moreFor companies
General counsel, compliance and legal-operations leaders for businesses building or scaling a legal function.
Learn moreFor candidates
Considering a move? We approach senior lawyers privately and confidentially — nothing moves without your say-so.
Learn moreLeveraged Finance recruitment — common questions
How do you source leveraged finance lawyers who are not on the market?
Most of the strongest leveraged finance candidates are not circulating CVs. Because we maintain a continuously updated picture of more than 1,000 lawyers in this specialism, we can identify and approach individuals whose deal experience matches a specific mandate — before they appear on any shortlist elsewhere.
What makes leveraged finance recruitment different from general banking or finance search?
Leveraged finance sits at the intersection of acquisition finance, high-yield capital markets and credit structuring, so the required experience is narrow and non-interchangeable with broader finance practices. We assess candidates on the specific transaction types they have run — LBO financing, unitranche facilities, PIK instruments, bond issuances — rather than treating the broader finance & banking market as a single pool.
Can you run a search for a leveraged finance partner or senior associate confidentially?
Confidentiality is standard in every search we conduct. We approach candidates without disclosing the client until mutual interest is confirmed, and we restrict outreach to a precisely targeted group — minimising market noise while protecting both the firm and the individuals we speak with.
Leveraged Finance
The right leveraged finance hire begins with a quiet conversation.
Tell us the mandate — we will tell you candidly whether we are the right firm to run it. No obligation, complete discretion.